Folding cross.



FOLDING CROSS. APPLICATION- FILED Aumnqsu.

Patentd Jail. 22,191

- WITNESSES HANS T. WALBO'W, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Specification of Letters Patent.

FOLDING cn'oss.

Patented Jan; 22, rare.

Application filed August 17, 1917. Serial No. 186,725.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANS T. WALROW, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Folding Cross, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. V

This invention relates to a folding cross of an improved construction which may be used either as a novelty or as an ornament to be Worn on the person.

The object in view is to provide an improved structure whereby the parts may be folded for changing the general appearance of the device or folded for the purpose of packing when shipped.

Another object of the invention is to provide a folding cross with a rotatable member which coacts with a supporting member to produce a cross when in an unfolded position.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side View of a folding cross containing an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 2-2.

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 showing the parts folded or rotated in a different position.

" Fig. 4 is a front view of a slightly modified form of cross to that shown in Fig. 1.

'Fig. 5 is a front view of the cross shown in Fig. 4 with the parts folded.

Fig. 6 is a front view of a slightly modified form of cross to that shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a front view of the cross shown in Fig. 6, same being disclosed in a folded position.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a base preferably made from plates 2 and 3, said plates being of any suitable material, as for instance, paper and connected to the lip-standing supports or arms 4 and 5 by rivets 6. The supports 4 and 5 carry an eyelet 7 a short distance below the upper end, saideyeletpassing through the central arm 8 of a ring 9, whereby when the parts are arranged as shown in Fig. 1 a cross is produced which is sometimes known as an Episcopal cross. When the cross effect is not desired the parts may be adjusted as shown in Fig. 3, whereby the support will be presented with a ring. Rivets 6 have been shown as connecting supports 4 and 5 to the base 1, but it will be evident that an eyelet could be used as shown in Figs. 4 to 7 without departing from the spirit of the invention.

If desired the supports 4 and 5 could be colored. inany suitable manner and the cross member 8 also colored in the same way, while the remaining part, namely the circle 9 could be differently colored. These different coloring schemes may he used according to the fancy of the manufacturer without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In Figs. 4 and 5 will be seen a modified form of the invention in which the supports or tip-standing members 4 and 5 are connected by an eyelet rivet 10 to the base whereby the base 1 may be folded as shown in Fig. 5. Instead of having a ring and cross bar as shown in Fig. 1 a disk 11 is provided having a colored section 12 preferably the same color as the supports 4 and 5 whereby the effect will be as shown in Fig. 4, namely a cross. Whenever desired. the disk 11 may be rotated so as to hide the section 12 between the supports 4 and 5.

In Figs. 6 and. 7 is seen a further modified form of the invention in which the base 1 is heart shaped and is connected to the supports 4 and 5 by an eyelet rivet 13, and the cross bar 14 is connected by eyelet rivet 7 between the supports 4 and 5. This will allow the cross bar 14 to be folded to a position between the supports 4 and 5 and also the base 1 to be folded between said supports as shown in Fig. 7.

The various forms of crosses shown and described may be made from paper or other suitable cheap material when the device is used as a novelty, but when used as an ornament more expensive material may be used, as for instance, ivory, gold, silver and the like.

What I claim is:

1. A folding cross comprising a base, a pair of tip-standing members connected with said base, and a ring member pivotally connected to said tip-standing members, said ring member being formed with a transverse member acting with the upstanding memhere to produce a cross.

2. A folding cross comprising a base, a-

pair of tip-standing members, means for securing and passing through said base and upstanding members, connecting the upstanding members together and the base, an eyelet arranged in. said lip-standing members, a transverse member pivotally mounted in said eyelet and merging into are shaped sections for producing a ring'portion whereby the transverse bar may be arranged at right angles to theup-standing members for producing a cross or arranged parallel therewith :for indicating a sup ported ring structure.

3. A folding structure comprising an upstanding member, a rotating disk, and means on the disk coacting with the lip-standing members for producing the appearance of a cross.-

4:. A folding'cross comprising up-standing members a foldable base connected with the lower part of the up-standing members, a rotatable disk connected with the upper part of the up-standing members, and means on the disk coacting with the tip-standing members for producing the effect of a cross. 5 A folding cross comprising a base, a pair of up-standing members, means pivotally connecting the said lip-standing members with said base whereby said base may be moved pivotaliy between said up-standing members, and a transverse bar pivotally connected with said up-standing members, said bar being movable to a position parallel with said up-standing members.

HANS T. VALROVV.

Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

